Siport21 has presented the paper “New Outer Port of Ciutadella. Nautical Studies for the Design and Operation of the Port”, in the Congress of 4th Technical Association for Ports and Coasts and 2nd Edition of the Mediterranean Days of Coastal and Port Engineering. This project was developed in assoc
Hess Corporation today announced it had reached agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to sell its 15.67 percent interest in the BP-operated Schiehallion field, its associated share in the Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) and the West of Shetland pipeline system. The
Ballstad Slip AS has been certified by Det Norske Veritas, enabling the company to take on more demanding tasks, including oil and gas related assignments. This represents a milestone for both the company and the shipbuilding industry in Northern Norway. The certification of Ballstad Slip is carried
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer has opened a UK office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will become a full-blown regional branch of Ocean Installer. “Less than one and a half year after Ocean Installer was established, they are at a place where the only natural development is
Maritime technology innovator Cavotec has won orders for multiple Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) shore-to-ship electrical systems at two of America’s premier ports, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Oakland, supporting their continuing efforts to improve safety and environmental performance.
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer has opened a UK office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will become a full-blown regional branch of Ocean Installer. “We are very pleased that less than one and a half year after Ocean Installer was established, we are at a place where the only
“I found the Congress to be a great learning and networking opportunity. It was very well attended and I had no second thoughts about being a part of it again this year.” explained Jerry Joynson, Director, Proposals and Technology department from SBM Offshore. Apart from presenting at the 13th Annua
Two Greek companies are at the forefront of a new standard Lloyd’s Register is using to help shipowners and operators comply with the IMO’s SEEMP requirements on 1 January, 2013. Two Greek companies, Maran Tankers and Capital Ship Management, have adopted the standard, ISO 50001, which provides an e
The fifth vessel of Landing Craft Tank (LCT) project undertaken by ANADOLU Shipyard for the Turkish Navy, namely TCG Ç-155, will be delivered on June 1st 2012 Friday, Anadolu Shipyard announced on May 29. A small ceremony will be organized in the Shipyard for the delivery of TCG Ç-155. Landing Craft
The second day of the TransOman Conference focused on related maritime issues, other than developments and challenges being faced by the sector, via coverage of green port initiatives, maritime skill building and technological solutions and strategies by expert speakers related to the field, during
It has been 12 years since the FPSO Congress set sail and it has been a success story year after year. The stage is set for a much bigger event in 2012 as it continues to analyse the inexorable rise of FPSOs.
The Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology (‘tugnology’) to prevent towline failures from chafing against a tugboats fixed towing point. The invention of Mr. Ton Kooren (Rotortug) and Mr. Arie Aalbers (ASD Ship
CryoSat was launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, but data from the Earth-observing satellite have also been exploited for other studies. High-resolution mapping of the topography of the ocean floor is now being added to the ice mission’s repertoire. The main objective of the
P+S WERFTEN GmbH recently announced that the third of five vessels was laid on its keel following the ceremonial commencement of construction – the cut of the first steel plate for ship Type ACV 36 with construction No. 2103 – the first section for the construction of No. 2102 Type ACV 108. In accor
